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LOUIS LEMOKE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALEXANDER A.

EBERSON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

Application filed July 23. 1906. Serial No. 327.858.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Louis LEMOKE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Apparatus for Constructing Dress-Forms, of which the following is a specification containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to an apparatus for constructing dress forms, and the object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexensive a paratus by means of which the lines of a gure can be accurately ascertained, and which lines are transferred to heavy cardboard sections, which latter, after being properly trimmed, are utilized in making up the dress form.

My improved apparatus is intended to be used by tailors, dressmakers, or any person engaged in the making of wearing apparel which requires a perfect fit.

To the above pur oses, my invention consists of certain nove features of construction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully set forth, ointed out in 1 the claims, and illustrated in t e accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the preferred form of my improved apparatus, with dotted lines showing a person positionedin the apparatus Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectiontaken through a portion of I the base of the apparatus; Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken through the center of the base of a modified form of the apparatus; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a series of the sliding fingers made use of in carrying out my invention, and showing a portion of the cardboard sheet behind said fingers Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the completed dress form as produced by my improved apparatus; Fig. 7 is a horizontal section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is an elevation of one of the cardboard sections, with a line marked thereon as ascertained by means of my improved apparatus; Fig. 9 is a vertical section of a modification of the form seen in Fig. 6; Fig. 10 is a horizontal section taken on the line 1010 of Fig. 9.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a suitable base, from the center of which projects upwardly a standard 2, which supports a small platform 3. Arranged'for rotation on the standard 2, between the base and platform, is a cross bar 4, and extending upwardly from each end thereof are the pairs of posts 5, the upper ends of which are united by a cross piece 6. Formed in the base 1, at suitable intervals apart, is a circular row of apertures 7 and adapted to engage therein is a pin 8 carried by one end of the cross bar 4, thus forming means for locking the cross bar 4 and parts carried thereby at various points in their rotation to the base 1. Rigidly fixed between each pair of posts 5 are blocks 9, and loosely arranged between said posts 5 and in the spaces between each corresponding pair of blocks 9 are the horizontally arranged sliding fingers 10, which are all of the same length, and the forward ends thereof being preferably pointed, as designated by 11. Sufficient space is left at the side of each series of fingers 10 to accommodate a heavy section of cardboard 12, or analogous material.

In the construction of the apparatus just described, the person for whom the dress form is being constructed remains stationary upon the platform 3 while the frame, comprising the cross bar 4, posts 5, and parts carried thereby, revolves around the person.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4, the frame "s stationary, and the person is mounted upon a rotating platform. This arrangement is carried out by providing a bearing 13 at the center of the cross bar 1, and arranging a short journal 14 in said bearing, which journal supports the rotating platform 15, provided in its under side and edge with a series of notches, such as 16, which are enga ed by a spring actuated pawl 17, thus provi ing means for locking the platform at various points in its rotation.

In the construction of a dress form with my improved apparatus, the person for whom the form is to be made stands upon the platform 3 between the pairs-of posts 5 and the two series of fingers 10 carried thereby. When properly positioned, the fingers 10 are moved laterally until the pointed ends 11 thereof engage the body of the person, and as said fingers are all of the same length, the outer ends of the two series of fingers will correspond to the outlines of the persons body at the points where the inner ends of said fingers contact with said body. The cardboard sheets are now inserted at the sides of each series of fingers 10 until their inner edges are in alinement, or coincide with the inner edges of the posts 5, and a penoil, or other marking device, is drawn along the rear ends of the fingers in such a manner as to leave a mark upon the sheets of cardboard. These cardboard sheets, after being marked, are withdrawn, and the frame carrying the fingers 10 is moved the distance between two of the apertures 7. The fingers 10 are now moved so that their inner ends engage against the body of the person on theplatform, and the lines thus obtained are marked upon a second set of cardboard sheets which are inserted at the sides of the series of fingers. These operations are repeated until the frame has been swung onehalf way around the body of the person standing on the platform, and thus a series of cards are obtained upon which the lines are marked corresponding to the lines of the person for whom the form is being constructed, and which cards are consecutively numbered as they are taken from the frame.

It is essential that all of the cardboard sheets occupy the same position when inserted between the series of fingers 10 and the pairs of posts 5, thus insuring the accuracy of the completed form as compared to the body of the person. These cards, or sheets, are now trimmed along the lines marked thereon, after which they are inserted in the radially arranged slots of blocks 18, one of which is located at the top ends of the series of cardboard sheets, one at the central portion thereof, and one at the lower ends thereof. These cardboard sheets, after being properly trimmed and arranged in the blocks 18, provide a form the outlines of which correspond identically with the lines of the body of the person for whom said form has been constructed. If desired, the form thus obtained may be covered with a tight fitting cloth, or elastic fabric, and thus the form is completed, and the proper measurements may be taken therefrom and the wearing apparel fitted thereon. If desired, the blocks 18 may be dispensed with, and a series of cardboard sheets, such as 19, may be radially slotted and adapted to receive the cardboard sheets 12 after the same are trimmed, and the edges of said horizontal cardboard sheets 9 are trimmed so as to correspond with the outlines of said sheets 12, (see Figs. 9 and 10.)

When the modified construction seen in Fig. 4 is made use of, the person for whom the form is being constructed stands upon the platform 15, and as the lines are ascertained,

said platform is rotated a short distance, and

the pawl 17 successively engaged in the notches 16.

My improved apparatus is very simple in construction and operation, takes up comparatively small fioor space, does away with the ordinary system of measurements usually made use of in garment fitting systems, and a light, strong form is constructed, which is identical in contour with the body of the person from whom the lines were obtained by means of the rotating frame and fingers. 4

I claim 1. In an apparatus of the class described, a vertically disposed rotating frame, a air of sets of oppositely arranged horizontal y disposed sliding fingers carried by said frame, and means whereby cardboard sheets are arranged in the frame at the ends of the fingers substantially as specified.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a vertically disposed movable frame, of a series of horizontally sliding fingers independently operating in said frame, and which frame is constructed to receive cardboard sheets at the outer ends of said fingers; substantially as specified.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, a platform, a vertically disposed movable frame above said platform, and a series of independently operating movable fingers carried by the frame.

4:. In an apparatus of the class described, a platform, a vertically disposed movable frame above said platform, a series of independently operating movable fingers carried y the frame, and means whereby the frame is locked at various points during its movement.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, a platform, a vertically disposed movable frame above said platform, a series of independently operating movable fingers carried by the frame, means whereby the frame is locked at various points during its movement, and means whereby cardboard sheets are arranged in the frame at the ends of the fingers.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, a platform, a vertically disposed frame movable relative to the platform, means whereby the frame is locked at various points during its movement, a plurality of vertically disposed sets of independently moving fingers arranged in the frame, and means whereby cardboard sheets are arranged in the frame at the outer ends of the fingers.

7. In an apparatus of the class described, a frame, a vertically disposed series of independently operating slidable fingers arranged in said frame and adapted to engage with the body of the person for whom the dress form ifs being constructed; substantially as speci- In an apparatus of the class described, In testimony whereof, I have signed my a vertically disposed series of independently name to this specification, in presence of two operating fingers adapted to engage With the subscribing Witnesses.

body of a person for Whom a dress form is LOUIS LEMCKE. 5 being constructed, and means whereby oard- Witnesses:

board sheets are held at the outer ends of the M. P. SMITH,

series of fingers; substantially as described. EDWARD E. LONGAN. 

